In Lawrence, when
the starving masses struck for more to eat
And wooden-headed Wood tried the strikers to defeat,
To Sammy Gompers wrote and asked him what he thought,
And this is just the answer that the mailman brought :
Refrain
A little talk --
A little talk with Golden
Makes it all right, all right;
He'll settle any strike,
If there's coin enough in sight;
Just take him up to dine
And everything is fine --
A little talk with Golden
Makes it right, all right.
The preachers,
cops and money-kings were working hand in hand,
The boys in blue, with stars and stripes were sent by Uncle
Sam;
Still things were looking blue 'cause every striker knew
That weaving cloth with bayonets is hard to do.
John Golden had
with Mr. Wood a private interview,
He told him how to bust up the "I double double U."
He came out in a while and wore the Golden smile.
He said: "I've got all labor leaders skinned a mile."
John Golden pulled
a bogus strike with all his "pinks and stools."
He thought the rest would follow like a bunch of crazy fools.
But to his great surprise the "foreigners" were
wise,
In one big solid union they were organized.
